The Mahoning River run in May from Lowellville to Wampum was a definite highlight. Water was really high from recent storms, and we just had to steer - I think someone said it was 17 miles, but it only took a few hours. We saw a few eagles and a heronry. The Chilly Chili run was also great - a beautiful sunny day right before a string of very gray, wet days.
Lowlight was the river cleanup on the Mahoning. Really, really buggy, lots of blockages (which, after all, is the point of a clean-up day), and somehow I managed to turn up a tributary and get lost with the kids. There was whining (kids), swearing (me), crying (one kid - and maybe me), and promises of ice cream at the end.
Thanks for welcoming us so warmly this year!
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